RTC eating fish twice it's size

[Johnjmcc]

5 inch RTC ate my silver arow last night. The aro was around 9 inches. His belly is HUGE. I don't know how he did it. Not happy.

 

[jordanroda]

 

[MN_Rebel]

Rule one: if it fits in the fish's mouth, it will be gone, regardless what length the victim is.

 

[Allan01230]

thats what they do thats why they almost have to be in a huge pond like enclousure by themselves.

 

[Drstrangelove]

5 inch RTC ate my silver arow last night. The aro was around 9 inches. His belly is HUGE. I don't know how he did it. Not happy.

I'm sure that a lot of people would have thought that was a safe size constraint. A bulky fish like a pacu "might" not have gotten his attention as quickly, but it's an unfortunate warning to the rest of us who want to house some of these large catfish.

Sorry you lost such a wonderful fish. Aros are just too special to suffer that fate.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

Never trust any cat fish species

 

[BigDaddyMagnum]

thats terrible man..... hope you bounce back quick....

 

[ehh]

Sounds like a rtc to me.

 

[FMA4ME]

Sounds like a rtc to me.

Yeah, happened to me, except it was an Oscar, couldn't believe it. Oscar probably went to sleep, and woke up in my cats stomach

 

[piranhaman00]

Not surprising at all. Sorry for your loss.